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The Pinkerton Foundation

Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process

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07/13/2015

... difficult admissions process. As a result, a number of resources have been developed, from websites to new apps, to ... eighth grade students rank their top 12 choices from among 700-plus public high school...

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Technology

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Century Foundation Releases New Report on Labor Market Recovery

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11/06/2014

... on Labor Market Recovery The unemployment rate is improving —at 5.9 percent in October, it is nearly back to ... What explains the disconnect between a supposedly improving economy and our belief that things...

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Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

The Century Foundation Releases Report - Here Is What School Integration in America Looks Like Today

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12/02/2021

... access to diverse learning environments, equitable resources , and school cultures that affirm their identities. ... we found from across the country, discuss the key findings from our research, and outline the...

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Pay Attention to Brownsville

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06/15/2016

... changing perceptions of what it takes to improve health outcomes in places where the focus has mostly been on access ... communities, they are also recognizing that good health outcomes for their neighbors...

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Health

Helen Chin Named New Director of Sustainable Environments Program at Surdna

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12/22/2014

... of a new theory of change. She has also been a key driver of the internal and external efforts to bring to ... and her incredible ability to build support and trust among partners,” said Sharon L. Alpert, Vice...

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Surdna Foundation

How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

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01/06/2021

... community and staff. Our role as funders is to provide resources to nonprofits and let them decide how those funds ... can be the best way. Starting with a values conversation among the board and staff lifts...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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17 Mar 2011

Investing in Men and Boys of Color: Opportunities for Philanthropy

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8:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... education, employment, social/emotional, health, and gender -specific issues. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The philanthropic ... are supporting a number of initiatives aimed at improving educational, employment, social/...

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LaVerne Evans Srinivasan Named Vice President of Education Programs by Carnegie Corporation of New York

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12/09/2014

... in developing effective standards and assessments, improving teaching and human capital management, and ... Carnegie’s mission and belief that education is both the key to our democracy and an essential tool...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... in family, faith and community, regardless of race, gender identity or sexual orientation. In concert with ... organization's engagement with supporters and investors, key constituency groups, and...

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Every Experience Builds Expertise

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... funded by The Pinkerton Foundation , which is dedicated to improving the lives of young people in poor neighborhoods of ... obstacles in educational success because they lack the resources...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies ‘Summer Boost NYC’ Summer 2022 Learning Program Launched at New York City Public Charter Schools

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04/18/2022

... “Whether at a district school or a charter school, every young person should be invested in, and this $50 million ... in how they use the funding, which will let them target resources to where they are needed...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

16 Nov 2015

Neighborhoods Count: Using Data to Transform High Poverty Neighborhoods

Monday, November 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... numerous donors, each requiring its own data base to track outcomes . How can data be used more effectively to ... Silo-ed programs may work at cross purposes unless outcomes are aligned. How is data being used...

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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

... Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity Gender may be the earliest identity and social category to ... research suggests, and acquiring knowledge about one's gender is considered a...

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Julie Sandorf, President of The Charles H. Revson Foundation on Supporting New York’s Libraries

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05/30/2018

... I was inspired. There wasn’t an empty seat in the place. Young , old, middle-aged, black, brown, white—what I saw was ...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Open Society Foundations, Foundation for a Just Society, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Create Group Initiative to Support Women's Funds

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11/20/2019

... where and how to support organizations working to achieve gender equality in their communities, countries, and regions. ... firm. Women’s funds have received significant new resources from the Dutch Ministry...

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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

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Foundation for a Just Society

Why Helping Pets Helps People

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12/05/2013

... own temporary housing. This was merely one safety valve among many that enabled nonprofit and government agencies to ... that response. Disaster grantmakers can improve the outcomes of their grants by asking...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Toward a New Gospel of Wealth

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10/01/2015

... First of all, no one in philanthropy has the independent resources to solve our collective problems. In his lifetime, ... ranging from ingrained prejudice and historical racial, gender , and ethnic biases to...

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation

10 Jul 2018

The Power of Pooled Funding to Increase College Graduation Rates

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... that aim to significantly improve student completion outcomes . Copies of the inaugural report of the CCIF will be ... Explore Pioneering initiatives have the potential to help young people make great strides...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Moving Interprofessional Education into the Mainstream of Health Professions Education

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06/20/2012

... by well-functioning teams leads to better patient outcomes , greater efficiencies and even professional ... As the only national foundation solely dedicated to improving health professions education, the Josiah...

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